ArticleJournal of eating disorders2023
Fat talk, old talk, or both? Association of negative body talk with mental health, body dissatisfaction, and quality of life in men and women.
Article in Journal of eating disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Body fat, eating behaviours, and well-being as predictors of negative body talk among college students: a moderation analysis by sex.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Body Image and Psychopathology in Men Over 65: Is It Time to Revise BMI Cutoffs?Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Body talk on social networking sites and appearance anxiety among college students: the mediating role of self-objectification and moderating role of gender.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Risk of Disordered Eating in Fitness Club Members-A Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle research has investigated the harmful effects of old talk-negative age-related body talk-on mental health and quality of life despite substantial research examining fat talk. Old talk also has only been evaluated in women and in relation to few outcomes. Of note, old talk and fat talk are strongly correlated, suggesting possible overlap in elements that drive negative outcomes. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to investigate the extent that old talk and fat talk contribute to negative mental health and quality of life outcomes when examined in the same model and when interacting with age.
methodsAdults (N = 773) ages 18-91 completed an online survey assessing eating disorder pathology, body dissatisfaction, depression, aging anxiety, general anxiety, quality of life, and demographics.
resultsWhile fat talk and old talk were correlated with almost all outcome variables, fat talk was more commonly significantly associated with poorer outcomes than old talk. Additionally, the relationship between fat talk and old talk with poorer mental health was affected by age in men, but not women.
conclusionsFuture research is warranted to decipher the individual effects of old talk and fat talk on mental health and quality of life across the adult lifespan.
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